In reply to a post by kwikbreaks:

It costs time and money to run a website. If it's a hobby you can absorb costs up to a pont. If it's in any way commercial then advertising is an easy option. It can be quite a lucrative one too as despite ad blockers you still get click throughs and even at only a few pence a click for most if you get enough it will more than pay for the hosting.

imo no ads would eventually lead to a very poor internet

I absorb costs on all websites I own. Sadly now days with the way advertising has spread I feel most people are in it for a buck only. I see sites that clearly have minimal running costs plastered with ads.

Although I plan to join in on the act and start an ad campaign on a blog soon.

There are plenty of sites where advertising is the only content

I don't feel guilty in the least at carrying adverts on my sites. Those in the know who don't want them use blockers. Those not in the know probably don't even realise that they are adverts.

I notice that virtually all websites I visit that aren't selling stuff carry adverts. I mostly notice when I bother to look at what ghostery has blocked...

In reply to a post by kwikbreaks:

There are plenty of sites where advertising is the only content

I don't feel guilty in the least at carrying adverts on my sites. Those in the know who don't want them use blockers. Those not in the know probably don't even realise that they are adverts.

I notice that virtually all websites I visit that aren't selling stuff carry adverts. I mostly notice when I bother to look at what ghostery has blocked...

if its a site that has some value that I use regurly I actually let it bypass adblock plus, this site is one such case although its clear google is a big performance hit on this site. sites that I feel abuse ads such as youtube I will never whitelist. I feel any ad that tries to get complete focus is abusive.

It's amazing how different sites look with and without adverts. Just allowing the site to display most ads doesn't benefit them as you have to click the ads for them to get any payment. Even on sites I've whitelisted I rarely if ever click the ads and I never click sponsored links in search because usually their match to my search is very poor. Many people do though. If they didn't the Internet would probably only comprise of a couple of hundred websites and there'd be no google etc.